The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-12

60 stand where the old Sentinel building now is;
that is, il portico with five large Corinthian
pillars were added the front of that old struct
ure, as it will be remembered. The inside of
the chapel is quite plain. It has gallery,
and the walls are pretty thickly studded with
monuments and tablets to the great men OF
Method.sm The pulpit of John Wesley stands
in front of the altar railing, just when he
occupied it. Dean Stanley, some years ago,
was permitted to stand in it and give out the
verses of hymn, and said he would rather
preach a sermon from there than in any pulpit
In the world. There three windows in the
shancel end OF the chapel, two OF stained glass,
md one of plain. The latter is to be replaced
by a stained glass window contributed by the
Methodists OF America, and it should be put in
at once. In the chapel-keeper's room are sew
eral articles of furniture used by Wesley, in
Guiding a chest of drawers and a writing desk.
In the inside front of the chapel yard about on
n level with the line of the house, stands small
monument telling that across the street. in
Bunhill Field, lie the remains of Susannah Wes-
ley, the venerable mother OF John and Charles
In the rear of the chapel, just'under the shadow
of the chancel windows is the small monu-
ment marking the grave Of John Wesley. 1t is Of
yellow sandstone. plain plain be
and then a shaft possibly six seven feet in
height. Tho inscription is on one of the sides of
the pedimert, simple and unadorned. Next to
Wesleys grave is that of Adam Clarke, and
across the path, near enough to be touched, is
>ast Of Richard Watson Charles Wesley is
buried in the graveyard of Mary lie Bone, on the
other side of the city, which visited the same
day. Near the sweet singers resting place is the
marble slab over some old saints ashes, upon
which Hoearth's idle apprentice used to loll and
the church itself, rather the old one on the
same site. the church attended by the FAM
Gus artist. In Bunhill Field are the graves of
Mrs Wesley, of John Fox. OF Isaac
Watts, of Daniel De Foe. of John Bun
yam and many others. Mrs. Wesley's grave
stone Ia plain, and circular topped of the con-
ventional pattern A little weeping willow ben Dis
above it, The graves of Bunyan and of Watts
are Of heavy stone, and the former is a
cumbent effgy of the Bedford dreamer. De Foes
grave is marked by fine shaft, placed there by
subscriptions from the children Of England"
While was meditatirg among these tombs a
stalwart female, with guide-book in hand
and umbrella in the other, approached, and in
strident voice demanded whether could tell her
where Isaac Watts's tomb was. She said / was
from the United States, and she was from Bos-
how in the world did she ever guess me2 Meek
ly piloted her to the sacred spot Still with
the awful guide-book in hand. she proceeded to
regale with lecture Watts. She pre-
sumsd knew that DIR. Watts died Unitarian,
and rather than have a new Tom-Palne sort of
controversy. 1 indicated that that fact had been
incorporated into my intellectual requirements
from earliest infancy; but when she proceeded
to say that he was the, author of that grand
Unitarian hymn, "Nearer my God to Thee"
fed. Bunhll Field cemetery is no place for
theological discussion, neither is this. But had
seen and heard enough for one day, and SO have
you It should be added that what
merely Bonehill, q place for refuse, is q
sacred trust of the City of London The bury
ing field is no longer used for internent but it's
cared for and preserved by the municipality,
and with the Chapel opposite, is probably
visited than almost any other place. save West
minister and the Tower at least, the spot is the
Mecca for non-conformists the world over.
While in London the Wesleyan conference Of
England. was in session. in City Road Chapel.
The Wesleyans are evidently troubled with
"cranks,' just ars in the United States or
at least they fear they may be. In the address
of the body, signed by it's president and
tary find the following paragraph, which may
be taken for what it is worth on both sides of
the Atlantic 1.-The non-political character Of
cur church is very precious to Us, and we are
anxious to preserve it intact. and trust that
nothing may ever occur among rs to derocate
from it, or to shade il. Strongly would we
deprecate any attempt at banding together as
Wesleyans in party action, for neutrality
would become destroyed by such action, and the
peace and prosperity of our church life would
suffer. Let the old tradition prevail still: No
politics in our connection-a tradition so we'll in
keeping with the saying of the Lord, My king
dom is not of this world" II.